Bordeaux Futures Primeurs Tasting Notes

Bordeaux 2012 Left bank

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WineYearAOC
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC)
AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.
Class.
Classification (Class.)
Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications:
1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths.
1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés.
CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top.
CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).
Size
Size in hectares (Size)
This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.
WA
William Kelley, Wine Advocate (WA)
English wine critic, living in France and California, publishing on erobertparker.com, starting with the Bordeaux 2021 vintage. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Since the 2022 vintage Kelley is joined by Yohan Castaign. Yohan is from Bordeaux. The vintages 2017-2020 were rated by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. An asterisk (*) means that it is the best wine from the château that Robert Parker ever tasted as a barrel sample. Not all wines are (already) rated.
NM
Neal Martin (NM)
English wine critic, formerly contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com, and since the 2017 vintage to Vinous. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JR
Jancis Robinson (JR)
English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com, wines are also often rated by team members like Julia Harding MW and James Lawther MW. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.
TA
Tim Atkin (TA)
English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JS
James Suckling (JS)
American wine critic James Suckling published in the American magazine Wine Spectator up to and including the Bordeaux 2009 vintage. From Bordeaux 2010 vintage he publishes on his own new website JamesSuckling.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JL
Jeff Leve (JL)
American wine critic publishing on his website TheWineCellarInsider.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
De
Jane Anson, Decanter (De)
English wine magazine. Wines were given 1 to 5 stars, from the 2007 to 2014 vintage the 10 - 20 scale was presented, and since 2015 Jane Anson is using the 100 points scale. Before 2015 the wines were tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.
RVF
La Revue du Vin de France (RVF)
French wine magazine. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. The wines are tasted by Olivier Poels, Hélène Durand and Philippe Maurange. Instead of a single number, always a range is given with a 1 point span. Presented here is the mean. E.g. 16,5-17,5 becomes 17. In the exceptional case where the span is just 0,5 point, the average ending in .25 or .75 is presented. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JA
Jane Anson (JA)
English wine journalist formerly writing for Decanter Magazine and now publishing on her website Inside Bordeaux. She rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Ratings from 2013 and earlier were published on her previous website New Bordeaux. Not all wines are (already) rated.
PW
Perswijn (PW)
Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Price
Consumer price in euro (Price)
The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.
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Price change percentage (+/–)
This column compares the initial consumer price of the displayed year with the consumer price of the preceding year. If both consumer prices are known, a percentage is shown for the price increase (+) or price drop (–).
Haut-Brion2012Pessac-Léognan1st GCC4393-9595-9718.59595-9695-9818.51895€ 336–33%
Lafite-Rothschild2012Pauillac1st GCC10392-9592-9418.5-9593-9492-9418.517.25975€ 468–28%
Latour2012Pauillac1st GCC6792-94·18+9793-9494-9619-·93-94···
Margaux2012Margaux1st GCC8192-9493-95189593-9493-9519-17.5965€ 336–39%
Mouton-Rothschild2012Pauillac1st GCC8395-9793-9518-9594-9594-9518.517.2597-985€ 336–33%
Brane-Cantenac2012Margaux2nd GCC9090-9288-901793·90-9217.516.2587-88€ 42–7%
Cos d'Estournel2012St-Estèphe2nd GCC6492-9591-9317.59392-9390-931817.2595€ 126–16%
Ducru-Beaucaillou2012St-Julien2nd GCC5590-9292-94189492-9393-9518+17.25·€ 99–5%
Durfort-Vivens2012Margaux2nd GCC30·86-88·86·87-90····€ 32–9%
Gruaud-Larose2012St-Julien2nd GCC8285-8790-9216·92-9390-9217.516.75864€ 49–6%
Lascombes2012Margaux2nd GCC8490-9286-88+1687·89-91171689-904€ 55–10%
Léoville-Barton2012St-Julien2nd GCC4790-9293-9517.590·91-9318-16.594-95€ 630%
Léoville-Las-Cases2012St-Julien2nd GCC9793-9591-93179694-9593-9518+17.5·5€ 120–14%
Léoville-Poyferré2012St-Julien2nd GCC8089-9191-9317.5·92-9391-9317.517.2593€ 62–14%
Montrose2012St-Estèphe2nd GCC6892-9490-9217.5+9593-9491-9318+17954€ 82–18%
Pichon-Longueville Baron2012Pauillac2nd GCC5090-9392-94179392-9392-9418-17·€ 92–8%
Pichon-Longueville Comtesse2012Pauillac2nd GCC8591-9388-90?16.59492-9391-9318-1795-96€ 82–18%
Rauzan-Gassies2012Margaux2nd GCC3088-9088-9016.591·86-891715.25924€ 36–10%
Rauzan-Ségla2012Margaux2nd GCC5193-9591-9316.5+9092-9392-941816.594-954€ 53–35%
Boyd-Cantenac2012Margaux3rd GCC17······1715.75··€ 46–8%
Calon-Ségur2012St-Estèphe3rd GCC7490-9290-9217+9492-9387-8918+1790-91€ 55–2%
Cantenac-Brown2012Margaux3rd GCC4290-9389-911687·90-9317-16934€ 37–5%
Desmirail2012Margaux3rd GCC30·83-8516.585··17-·89€ 27+4%
Ferrière2012Margaux3rd GCC8·86-8815.588··17-15.75924€ 27–7%
Giscours2012Margaux3rd GCC8088-9086-88178691-9290-921716904€ 39–7%
d'Issan2012Margaux3rd GCC3087-8987-891790·90-9317+16.2591·€ 41–11%
Kirwan2012Margaux3rd GCC3589-9189-9116.5+···17-1587€ 33–20%
Lagrange2012St-Julien3rd GCC11386-8888-9016.585·89-911716.5944€ 35–13%
la Lagune2012Haut-Médoc3rd GCC8090-92····88-9017+16.25··€ 50+2%
Langoa-Barton2012St-Julien3rd GCC1786-8890-9216.5··88-9017.515.5874€ 44–2%
Malescot-Saint-Exupéry2012Margaux3rd GCC2389-9287-8917.59192-9390-93171692-93€ 44–8%
Marquis d'Alesme2012Margaux3rd GCC1688-9087-90·84·89-9117-15··€ 30–3%
Palmer2012Margaux3rd GCC5292-9592-9418.5-9495-9694-9718.517.2594·€ 2250%
Beychevelle2012St-Julien4th GCC7489-9190-921692·90-9217-16.5894€ 59–8%
Branaire (Ducru)2012St-Julien4th GCC5288-9088-9017-86·90-921716.5884€ 42–7%
Duhart-Milon-Rothschild2012Pauillac4th GCC7187-8988-9017.594·89-9117.516894€ 76–10%
Lafon-Rochet2012St-Estèphe4th GCC4090-9289-911689·87-891715.7585€ 32–9%
Marquis de Terme2012Margaux4th GCC3885-8789-9116.588·90-9217-16924€ 34–3%
Pouget2012Margaux4th GCC10······17·····
Prieuré-Lichine2012Margaux4th GCC6886-8887-8915.587·90-9217-1588€ 34–17%
Saint-Pierre2012St-Julien4th GCC1791-9391-9317.591·92-9417.516.591-944€ 45–6%
Talbot2012St-Julien4th GCC10290-9289-911694·89-9117-16874€ 39+3%
la Tour-Carnet2012Haut-Médoc4th GCC4886-88+88-9016.585·85-8816.516.591€ 27–7%
d'Armailhac2012Pauillac5th GCC5089-9186-881792·89-911715.588-894€ 37–14%
Batailley2012Pauillac5th GCC5789-91+90-9217.5···16.5·91-92··
Belgrave2012Haut-Médoc5th GCC60··1688··16+·89··
de Camensac2012Haut-Médoc5th GCC6583-8586-881688·83-8616+1582€ 22–8%
Cantemerle2012Haut-Médoc5th GCC8789-9188-9016.586·88-9016+15.75874€ 27–7%
Clerc Milon2012Pauillac5th GCC3087-8991-9316.58992-9390-9217.516934€ 45–12%
Cos-Labory2012St-Estèphe5th GCC18·85-871786·87-8917-15.592-93€ 28–7%
Croizet-Bages2012Pauillac5th GCC3086-8884-8616.5+···16.51589€ 29–3%
Dauzac2012Margaux5th GCC4587-8988-9017··85-8717-16864€ 35–5%
Grand-Puy-Ducasse2012Pauillac5th GCC4084-8686-881685··16.515.5884€ 35–8%
Grand-Puy-Lacoste2012Pauillac5th GCC5587-8992-94169492-9390-9218-16.591€ 47–13%
Haut-Bages Libéral2012Pauillac5th GCC2886-8886-881690··17-15.590-92€ 31–6%
Haut-Batailley2012Pauillac5th GCC2285-8789-91·93·88-90171688·€ 32–3%
Lynch Bages2012Pauillac5th GCC9487-8990-9216.59393-9490-9317.516.7592-93€ 85–11%
Lynch-Moussas2012Pauillac5th GCC5788-9089-911787··16+15.589€ 29–3%
Pédesclaux2012Pauillac5th GCC2889-9288-90·85·89-9116+16··€ 29–3%
Pontet-Canet2012Pauillac5th GCC8091-9494-9617.59394-9594-961818.25934€ 85–8%
du Tertre2012Margaux5th GCC5088-9085-871691·88-9117-15.7589-904€ 29–3%
Bouscaut2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.39·88-9016.5+93·87-8917-13.589€ 240%
Carbonnieux2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.4789-9190-9217.5+9091-9287-8916+15.5934€ 270%
Domaine de Chevalier2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3392-9592-9416.5++9493-9490-9217.51893€ 44+2%
de Fieuzal2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3589-9188-9016.59191-9289-911616894€ 30–3%
Haut-Bailly2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3291-9391-9316.5+9493-9492-9417.517.5954€ 60–21%
Latour-Martillac2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3088-9092-941787·90-9317-16934€ 260%
Malartic-Lagravière2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.4191-9390-9217+90··17.517924€ 32–16%
la Mission Haut-Brion2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.2191-9493-9517.5+9793-9492-9517.517.594€ 211–29%
Olivier2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.30·86-881691·89-9117-16.5874€ 24–4%
Pape Clément2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3092-9592-94179392-9392-9417.51792€ 72–11%
Smith Haut Lafitte2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.4592-9492-9416.59494-9593-9617+17.5904€ 59–8%
Alter Ego de Palmer2012Margaux2nd wine5288-9090-92179292-9390-9217+·89-91·€ 54–4%
Baron de Brane2012Margaux2nd wine90·86-88·89········
Blason d'Issan2012Margaux2nd wine30··16.5··84-8616-···€ 21–5%
Carruades de Lafite Rothschild2012Pauillac2nd wine10387-8985-8717-93·87-8917-·884€ 134–11%
la Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion2012Pessac-Léognan2nd wine2187-8887-891694·88-9017-·88€ 52–24%
le Clarence de Haut-Brion2012Pessac-Léognan2nd wine4388-9084-861792·89-9117+·904€ 85–15%
la Croix de Beaucaillou2012St-Julien2nd wine5587-8989-911792·88-901715.25·4€ 32–9%
la Dame de Montrose2012St-Estèphe2nd wine6888-9088-9016.593·87-8917-·90-91·€ 31–6%
Echo de Lynch Bages2012Pauillac2nd wine94·85-87·90······€ 32–3%
les Forts de Latour2012Pauillac2nd wine6789-91·1794··17.5·89···
Lacoste Borie2012Pauillac2nd wine55·88-90·92··16+·87-88·€ 210%
Marquis de Calon2012St-Estèphe2nd wine74·86-88·93··16··€ 200%
les Pagodes de Cos2012St-Estèphe2nd wine6488-9089-9116.592·87-8916.5·884€ 40–7%
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux2012Margaux2nd wine8187-8990-9217.593·88-9117+·904€ 106–15%
Petit Lion de Léoville-Las-Cases2012St-Julien2nd wine9787-8987-8916.593·87-8916+··4€ 33–15%
le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild2012Pauillac2nd wine8390-9289-9117-91·89-9117·91€ 94–6%
Réserve de la Comtesse2012Pauillac2nd wine8586-8888-9016-92··16.5···€ 30–9%
la Sirène de Giscours2012Margaux2nd wine80··········€ 190%
Tourelles de Longueville2012Pauillac2nd wine5085-8789-91·92·86-8817-··4··
Pauillac de Château Latour2012Pauillac3rd wine6787-88·1691·87-89··84···
d'Agassac2012Haut-MédocCB35·84-8615.590··16+·883€ 16+7%
d'Angludet2012MargauxCB3488-9084-8616··88-9017-·85··
Arnauld2012Haut-MédocCB39··1686··15.5····
Beau-Site2012St-EstèpheCB32·85-87·86··15+····
Beaumont2012Haut-MédocCB10585-8784-861689··15+·90€ 120%
Bellegrave (Pauillac)2012PauillacCB8.3······16···€ 210%
le Boscq2012St-EstèpheCB1885-8786-8815.588··16····
Brillette2012MoulisCB40···86··16-··€ 16–6%
Cambon la Pelouse2012Haut-MédocCB6387-8987-891686····84€ 140%
Capbern Gasqueton2012St-EstèpheCB4185-8787-891691··17·864€ 170%
Caronne Ste Gemme2012Haut-MédocCB45·87-891475··16·86-88€ 120%
Charmail2012Haut-MédocCB2287-8984-86·87·87-8916··€ 16+7%
Chasse-Spleen2012MoulisCB10787-8989-911588··16.515.2589€ 25–4%
Citran2012Haut-MédocCB9079-81·16.591··15.5·82€ 140%
Clarke2012Listrac-MédocCB5485-87·15.5···16····
Clauzet2012St-EstèpheCB23·84-861685··1614.75·€ 160%
Clément-Pichon2012Haut-MédocCB20·83-85·86·····€ 16+7%
Clos des Quatre Vents2012MargauxCB2······17·····
Coufran2012Haut-MédocCB7585-87·15.5··84-8616·84··
le Crock2012St-EstèpheCB3283-8587-89·82·86-8816····
d'Escurac2012MédocCB2085-8785-8715···16-··€ 120%
la Fleur-Peyrabon2012PauillacCB5·86-88·86··15.5··€ 190%
Fonbadet2012PauillacCB20·81-83·87··16··€ 27+4%
Fonréaud2012Listrac-MédocCB3474-7989-911688··16-·86€ 130%
Fourcas-Dupré2012Listrac-MédocCB46··1686··16·883€ 13+8%
Fourcas-Hosten2012Listrac-MédocCB47··15···16·88··
de Gironville2012Haut-MédocCB10.4··16···16+····
les Grands Chênes2012MédocCB1086-8887-891585·87-8915.5··€ 150%
Greysac2012MédocCB6084-8788-89·86·······
la Gurgue2012MargauxCB10·87-891584··16.5··€ 16–6%
Haut-Bages Monpelou2012PauillacCB15·86-88·········
Haut-Marbuzet2012St-EstèpheCB58·84-8615.583·87-8916+···€ 32+3%
Labégorce2012MargauxCB3688-9087-8916.587·88-9016.514.595€ 22+5%
de Lamarque2012Haut-MédocCB3583-8587-8915.5···16.5·88··
Lamothe Bergeron2012Haut-MédocCB60·········3€ 130%
Lanessan2012Haut-MédocCB45·88-9015.587··15.5···€ 140%
Lestage2012Listrac-MédocCB43·83-85····16-····
Lilian Ladouys2012St-EstèpheCB4587-8988-901686·88-9015.515.25·€ 160%
Liversan2012Haut-MédocCB39·········3··
Loudenne2012MédocCB50···········
Malescasse2012Haut-MédocCB37·83-851590·····€ 120%
de Marbuzet2012St-EstèpheCB7············
Maucaillou2012MoulisCB68··15.587··16·85€ 180%
Mayne Lalande2012Listrac-MédocCB20··15.5···16···€ 130%
Meyney2012St-EstèpheCB5188-9088-90·86·88-9016+15.586·€ 270%
Monbrison2012MargauxCB13·84-861686··17-·88€ 25·
Noaillac2012MédocCB41···········
les Ormes de Pez2012St-EstèpheCB3385-8788-9015.592·85-8816.515.25854€ 25–7%
Paloumey2012Haut-MédocCB20··1687··16··€ 130%
Petit Bocq2012St-EstèpheCB13·89-91·85··16+··€ 170%
de Pez2012St-EstèpheCB2486-8990-9216.5··86-8816.5·894··
Phélan-Ségur2012St-EstèpheCB8984-8688-9016.590·88-9017-15.584-864€ 31·
Pibran2012PauillacCB1087-8888-901691·87-8917-··€ 25–4%
Potensac2012MédocCB67·86-881692·87-891615.5·4€ 19–5%
Poujeaux2012MoulisCB5588-9090-9215.590·89-9116.515.587-884€ 24–4%
Reysson2012Haut-MédocCB41··1687·······
Rollan de By2012MédocCB4088-9083-851582·84-8616·85€ 170%
Sénéjac2012Haut-MédocCB37·86-881690··16·88€ 130%
Sérilhan2012St-EstèpheCB2587-8889-911683··16+·87-88€ 180%
Siran2012MargauxCB2487-8889-91+1686·84-8617-15.590€ 21–13%
la Tour de By2012MédocCB7483-8588-9016··83-8615.5·85€ 150%
la Tour de Mons2012MargauxCB43·87-89·87··15.5··€ 16–6%
Tour de Pez2012St-EstèpheCB16·80-82·85··16-··€ 17+6%
Tour de Termes2012St-EstèpheCB32·85-871583··16··€ 16·
Tour du Haut-Moulin2012Haut-MédocCB30············
Tronquoy-Lalande2012St-EstèpheCB1788-9088-9016.592·88-9016.5·82€ 27–4%
Verdignan2012Haut-MédocCB60······16-·····
Vieux Robin - Bois de Lunier2012MédocCB18··1580··15.5··4€ 110%
l'Aura de Cambon2012Margaux·0.585-87····88-91······
Belle-Vue2012Haut-Médoc·986-8884-8615.589·88-9016+··€ 13–13%
Bernadotte2012Haut-Médoc·35·84-861588·84-8616··3€ 12·
la Bessane2012Margaux·3······16·····
Branas Grand Poujeaux2012Moulis·5.5·82-85?·87··16.5·87€ 24·
Branon2012Pessac-Léognan·1592-9490-9215··90-9216.5···€ 57–15%
Brown2012Pessac-Léognan·23.5·88-9016.590·87-891615.5·€ 200%
les Carmes Haut-Brion2012Pessac-Léognan·4.589-9190-9215.59092-9390-9317-·90-924€ 44–14%
Clos des Demoiselles2012Listrac-Médoc·2.4············
Clos du Marquis2012St-Julien·9791-9390-92·93·89-9017.516.5·€ 42–5%
Clos Floridène2012Graves·1786-8890-9215.584······€ 150%
Clos Manou2012Médoc·9.589-91····84-8616+·····
Clos Marsalette2012Pessac-Léognan·690-9284-8616··89-9116.5···€ 190%
Couhins2012Pessac-Léognan·24··16.591··16.5·····
Couhins-Lurton2012Pessac-Léognan·18··1791········
Domaine Andron2012Haut-Médoc·7············
Fourcas-Borie2012Listrac-Médoc·2987-8887-8916.5··86-8816+····
de France2012Pessac-Léognan·36·83-8517···15.5·90-92€ 180%
la Garde2012Pessac-Léognan·5686-88·15.5+87········
du Glana2012St-Julien·4385-87··85··15.5···€ 200%
Gloria2012St-Julien·4487-8989-911792·89-911715.2591€ 31–3%
Goulée2012Médoc·2887-90·16+89··16·82··
Haut Condissas2012Médoc·588-90+87-8916.5··85-8716+···€ 37+6%
Haut-Bergey2012Pessac-Léognan·15.590-9388-9016··89-9116+·82€ 19–14%
Lalande-Borie2012St-Julien·1886-8887-8916.590·86-8815··4€ 210%
Larrivet-Haut-Brion2012Pessac-Léognan·4589-9189-9117.5·91-9288-9016.51589-90€ 270%
la Louvière2012Pessac-Léognan·3584-8686-8816.5+··88-9016.5·89··
Luchey Halde2012Pessac-Léognan·22··15.5·········
Marojallia2012Margaux·488-91·17··89-91····€ 590%
Mille Roses2012Haut-Médoc·9.5··16···16+···€ 140%
Picque-Caillou2012Pessac-Léognan·20·85-8716.5···16+·90€ 17+6%
Poumey2012Pessac-Léognan·8············
Preuillac2012Médoc·30·86-881589·85-8716··4··
la Sérénité2012Pessac-Léognan·2············
Sociando-Mallet2012Haut-Médoc·7288-9089-911687··17···€ 29–3%
Villa Bel-Air2012Graves·24············

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